Provincial Rugby Reports & Previews
17 May 13
Leinster made it four European titles in five years as they swept Stade Francais aside to lift the Amlin Challenge Cup at the RDS.
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17 May 13
Noel Reid showed nerves of steel as he landed a last-gasp penalty to guide Leinster 'A' to an 18-17 extra-time win over Newcastle Falcons in the British & Irish Cup final.
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17 May 13
Leinster have a prized European double on their minds this weekend as they look to join Northampton Saints, Bath and London Wasps as winners of both the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup.
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11 May 13
Leinster's double dreams are still alive after they came through a gripping RaboDirect PRO12 semi-final against Glasgow Warriors at the RDS.
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10 May 13
Ulster had an ultimately safe passage through to the RaboDirect PRO12 final as they got the better of the Scarlets at a packed-out Ravenhill.
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10 May 13
Leinster will entertain Glasgow Warriors at the semi-final stage of the RaboDirect PRO12 for the second successive year, with a victory moving them a step closer to a trophy that has eluded them since 2008.
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10 May 13
Ulster are hugely determined to back up their achievement of finishing top of the RaboDirect PRO12 table by seeing off the Scarlets' challenge and qualifying for the May 25 play-off final.
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03 May 13
Ulster will face the Scarlets in the RaboDirect PRO12 play-offs in Belfast next Friday after cruising past the Cardiff Blues to seal top spot in the table and a coveted home semi-final.
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03 May 13
Eric Elwood bid an emotional farewell to Connacht Rugby after a huge personal contribution to the province as both a player and a coach, as the westerners wrapped up their season with a frustrating 20-3 loss to third-placed Glasgow Warriors.
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03 May 13
Leinster rounded off the league phase of the RaboDirect PRO12 with a bonus point win as the Ospreys relinquished their grip on the trophy.
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03 May 13
Munster, fielding a team dominated by young, up and coming players, brought the curtain down on their season with a gutsy 27-25 win over Zebre at the Stadio XXV Aprile in Parma.
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03 May 13
Ulster are back on home soil for the final round of the RaboDirect PRO12, determined to beat the Cardiff Blues and claim home advantage in the play-offs.
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03 May 13
Leinster close out the league phase of the RaboDirect PRO12 by facing the team that has denied them the title in two of the past three seasons - the Ospreys. Already assured of a play-off place, Joe Schmidt's men are looking to secure a home semi-final.
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03 May 13
Some of Munster's emerging players have been tasked with securing a final league victory for the province in Parma tonight, as they look to quickly get over their semi-final exit from the Heineken Cup.
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03 May 13
The Connacht players are hoping to give departing coaches Eric Elwood, Mike Forshaw and Billy Millard a winning send-off when the curtain comes down on their 2012/13 campaign at the Sportsground tonight.
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27 Apr 13
Munster's brave bid to derail Clermont Auvergne's march to their first Heineken Cup title fell short in a cagey semi-final in Montpellier.
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27 Apr 13
Leinster dethroned defending Amlin Challenge Cup champions Biarritz to move within one win of their third European title in as many seasons.
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26 Apr 13
Paul O'Donohoe's late try secured Connacht a share of the spoils in a pulsating 23-23 draw with Benetton Treviso that came dramatically alive in the last ten minutes.
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26 Apr 13
The first of this weekend's Heineken Cup semi-finals is a fascinating meeting of one of the tournament's most successful sides, two-time winners Munster, and new pretenders to the crown, French powerhouses Clermont Auvergne. Can Paul O'Connell and his team-mates rip up the form book once again?
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26 Apr 13
Biarritz Olympique are the visitors to the RDS for Saturday's Amlin Challenge Cup semi-final as Leinster look to take the next step on the way to claiming an historic third European trophy in consecutive seasons.
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